hopefulness vs confidence
confidence vs hopefulnesshopefulness and confidence both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hopefulness | Yes | No | No | No |
| confidence | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
confidence is a hyponym of
hopefulness; that is, confidence is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
hopefulness:
- hopefulness: full of hope
- confidence: a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
Other hyponyms of hopefulness include
anticipation, expectation.
| hopefulness (noun) | confidence (noun) |
|---|---|
| the feeling you have when you have hope | freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities |
| full of hope | a secret that is confided or entrusted to another |
| a feeling of trust (in someone or something) | |
| a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable | |
| a trustful relationship |
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